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By Geeraard V (52) on 31 Mar 2010

This was funny! an early movie about young delinquents! if they wanted to change something about teenage delinquency ... it didn't…

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By Daniel P (2,457) on 07 Feb 2010

A provocative and powerful drama about a teacher, Glenn Ford in a superb performance and his harrowing experiences in a New York City high…

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By Mark B (2,206) on 18 Jan 2010

The first and still one of the most believable films about both teenage delinquency and what it means to be a teacher…

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By Dryorophus (216) on 10 Dec 2009

Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school…

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By Joe L (766) on 01 Oct 2009

A bit dated, but a lot of it is still relevant. Teenagers are always little delinquent assholes, and always will be…

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By Joy H (203) on 20 Jul 2009

Controversial for it's time it plays like a warning to society…

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By Anthony S (1,574) on 22 Mar 2009

It might have lost some of it's umph over time due to a ton of copycats and that the kids don't seem THAT tough…

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By Peter K (504) on 17 Jan 2009

It's a bit over the top at times to the point the films can be seen as expletive, but it had some balls for making a film like this in 1955…

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By Morten Ø (38) on 19 Dec 2008

Brilliant. Me fadder's ree-CO-men- day-shun…

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By Jason R (1,823) on 10 Dec 2008

If you've ever wondered what an educational film would look like with Hollywood's resources, then you're in luck…

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By Private U (13,627) on 17 Nov 2008

I had to watch this film for a history course and it was actually one of the best Teacher-in-innercity-overcoming-differences films, no wonder…

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By Marie-Hélène B (21) on 01 Oct 2008

Un film sur l'Ã©ducation: un jeune prof mutÃ© dans un lycÃ©e professionnel dans un quartier pauvre de New York…

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By Bruce C (202) on 30 Aug 2008

Surprisely good. It wasn't as corny or preachy as I thought it would be…

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By Chris S (3,490) on 03 Aug 2008

An amusing potrait of high school brutality. Similar issues of school violence and shootings echo today with Columbine, Virgina Tech, so on…

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By Tim L (543) on 30 Jun 2008

This movie shows that life wasn't perfect even in 1954…

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By Tara F (170) on 23 Jun 2008

Melodramatic, but amusing. Sadly, similar issues still exist, but the tactics/consequences for students have changed…

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By Scott K (649) on 18 May 2008

This is likely the film that started the teacher learns to care about inner city students genre that has been done many times over the years…

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By Diandra R (13) on 02 May 2008

Glenn Ford is probably the lamest high school teacher of all time…

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By Kim Newman (791) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 07 Apr 2008

Originating the genre of 'dedicated teacher reaches troubled kids in a ghetto school', this is still affecting although heavy-handed…

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By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 07 Apr 2008

Glenn Ford, Morrow and Poitier are so real in their performances under the probing direction by Brooks that the picture alternatingly has the…

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